[meteorite-list] more on Allende

From: Rafael B. Torres <spacecollection2001_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:08 2004
Message-ID: <BAY8-F524LddBI5Oxqu0000c656_at_hotmail.com>

Hello!, Ive never been to Allende but I think it all depends how you
approach to the local people in town, I heard that mexican mafia would get
angry if you go hunting fo meteorites, but I think its just a urban legend.
I f you go t the town with a friendly attitude, i bet you wont have any
problems, I say this by experience, people in small towns in Mexico are very
friendly and are willing to help if you need so!, its just the way of how
you approach to them. I dknt really think an expdition is dangerous, you can
say you are searching for fossils or other stuff and thus find meteorites
along.


>From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
>To: <Sharkkb8_at_aol.com>
>CC: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] more on Allende
>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:49:49 -0800
>
>Hello Gregory and List,
>
>I heard the same thing about a dealer that will remain nameless who went
>down there and paid a dollar a gram to the farmers who were finding them.
>Since the farmers were only being paid a fraction of this amount by lets
>just say "local people in charge" the farmers refused to sell them at the
>lower rate after this. The local people in charge were selling them for a
>dollar a gram to dealers before the gringo barged in there and over paid
>unknowingly doubling the wholesale price for everybody else. Now you
>cannot get Allende for less than $2.00 a gram wholesale and at that price
>you have to buy several kilos. If anybody decides to go down there be
>careful because of the bad situation left behind by an unknowing US dealer.
>
>All the best
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com
> To: thebigcollector_at_msn.com ; ajones@siliconspace.com ;
>meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] more on Allende
>
>
> thebigcollector_at_msn.com writes:
> A couple list members have been thinking about making a hunting trip,
>if you are interested I will let you know the names.
> There is a history of trouble for gringos in the Allende strewnfield
>area, if I remember correctly. Wasn't there some story about a
>meteorite-hunter who was attacked and/or disappeared, something like that?
>Not sure if it's an urban legend or if based in fact.....
>
> Gregory
>
> J. Gregory Wilson
> 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918
> Santa Monica, CA 90403

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Received on Fri 23 Jan 2004 12:23:18 PM PST